- Added authors' names to the report.
- Clarified security mitigation strategies against physical observation.
- Updated sections on identity theft and verification to reflect improved security protocols.
- Expanded future perspectives to include multi-factor authentication and detailed audit logging.
- Revised language for clarity and precision throughout the document.
- Created `/frontend/app/api/votes/check/route.ts` to handle GET requests for checking if a user has voted in a specific election.
- Added error handling for unauthorized access and missing election ID.
- Forwarded requests to the backend API and returned appropriate responses.
- Updated `/frontend/app/api/votes/history/route.ts` to fetch user's voting history with error handling.
- Ensured both endpoints utilize the authorization token for secure access.
- Fixed ElGamal class instantiation in votes.py (ElGamalEncryption instead of ElGamal)
- Fixed public key serialization in admin.py (use public_key_bytes property)
- Implemented database migration with SQL-based key generation
- Added vote deduplication endpoint: GET /api/votes/check
- Protected all array accesses with type validation in frontend
- Fixed vote parameter type handling (string to number conversion)
- Removed all debug console logs for production
- Created missing dynamic route for vote history details
Fixes:
- JavaScript error: "can't access property length, e is undefined"
- Vote deduplication not preventing form display
- Frontend data validation issues
- Missing dynamic routes
- Fix ElGamalEncryption to generate keypair on initialization and provide public_key_bytes property with proper "p:g:h" UTF-8 format
- Add ElGamal alias for backward compatibility with imports
- Improve frontend error handling with detailed base64 decode error messages
- Update .gitignore to specifically ignore backend/lib/ and backend/lib64/ instead of all lib directories, preserving frontend node_modules-style lib/
This fixes the "Invalid public key format" error that was preventing vote submission during testing.
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Usage: ./verify_system.sh
Checks:
- 8 Docker containers health status
- 5 API endpoints responsiveness
- Overall system readiness for testing
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- SYSTEM_STATUS.md: Comprehensive system health report
- All containers verified healthy
- All endpoints tested and working
- Bug fixes deployed and verified
- 40+ tests created and documented
- QUICK_START_TESTING.md: User testing quick reference
- How to access system
- New features to test
- Testing workflow (5-10 minutes)
- Troubleshooting guide
System is ready for user testing with all bugs fixed:
✅ Bug #1: Missing election endpoints - FIXED
✅ Bug #2: Auth has_voted state - FIXED
✅ Bug #3: Vote transaction safety - FIXED
✅ Bug #4: Vote status endpoint - VERIFIED
✅ Bug #5: Response format - CONSISTENT
Docker deployment: Fresh build with latest code
All containers: Healthy and operational
Database: Ready with test data
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This commit fixes 5 critical bugs found during code review:
Bug #1 (CRITICAL): Missing API endpoints for election filtering
- Added GET /api/elections/upcoming endpoint
- Added GET /api/elections/completed endpoint
- Both properly filter elections by date
Bug #2 (HIGH): Auth context has_voted state inconsistency
- Backend schemas now include has_voted in LoginResponse and RegisterResponse
- Auth routes return actual has_voted value from database
- Frontend context uses server response instead of hardcoding false
- Frontend API client properly typed with has_voted field
Bug #3 (HIGH): Transaction safety in vote submission
- Simplified error handling in vote submission endpoints
- Now only calls mark_as_voted() once at the end
- Vote response includes voter_marked_voted flag to indicate success
- Ensures consistency even if blockchain submission fails
Bug #4 (MEDIUM): Vote status endpoint
- Verified endpoint already exists at GET /api/votes/status
- Tests confirm proper functionality
Bug #5 (MEDIUM): Response format inconsistency
- Previously fixed in commit e10a882
- Frontend now handles both array and wrapped object formats
Added comprehensive test coverage:
- 20+ backend API tests (tests/test_api_fixes.py)
- 6+ auth context tests (frontend/__tests__/auth-context.test.tsx)
- 8+ elections API tests (frontend/__tests__/elections-api.test.ts)
- 10+ vote submission tests (frontend/__tests__/vote-submission.test.ts)
All fixes ensure frontend and backend communicate consistently.
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The blockchain page was calling /api/elections instead of
/api/elections/active, resulting in 404 Not Found errors.
The API returns an array directly, not wrapped in an object,
so updated response parsing to handle both formats.
This fixes 'Error fetching elections: Impossible de charger
les élections' error on the blockchain dashboard page.
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Problem: When querying blockchain state via get_blockchain_state(),
the backend only queried validator-1 (via _get_healthy_validator()).
If validator-1 was behind other validators in block synchronization,
the backend would return stale data without the latest blocks.
This caused: Users' votes would be submitted to all validators and
included in blocks, but when querying the blockchain, the backend
would return an old state without those blocks.
Root cause: No block synchronization between validators yet. When a
validator creates a block, it doesn't immediately get to all peers.
So different validators can have different chain lengths.
Solution: Query ALL healthy validators for their blockchain state
and return the state from the one with the longest chain. This ensures
the client always gets the most up-to-date blockchain state.
Implementation:
- Loop through all healthy_validators
- Query each one's blockchain endpoint
- Track the state with the highest block count
- Return that state
This is a best-effort approach while block synchronization is being
established between validators.
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Problem: Votes were only being submitted to one validator selected via
round-robin, then expected inter-validator broadcasting to propagate the
transaction. But inter-validator transaction broadcasting wasn't working
reliably.
Solution: Submit each vote to ALL healthy validators simultaneously.
This ensures every validator receives the transaction directly, making it
available for block creation regardless of inter-validator communication.
Benefits:
- No dependency on P2P transaction broadcasting
- All validators have same pending transaction pool
- Any validator can create blocks with all pending transactions
- More robust and simpler than trying to maintain P2P mesh
Implementation:
- Modified submit_vote() to loop through all healthy_validators
- Submit same JSON-RPC request to each validator
- Log results from each submission
- Require at least one successful submission
This is simpler and more reliable than the previous architecture.
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Problem: Votes were being submitted to one validator but not shared with
other validators, preventing them from being included in blocks.
Root cause: When a validator received a transaction via eth_sendTransaction,
it added it to its pending_transactions pool but did NOT broadcast it to
peer validators. Only blocks were being broadcast.
This meant:
- validator-1 receives vote → adds to pending_transactions
- validator-2 (responsible for next block) never receives the vote
- validator-2 can't include vote in block because it doesn't know about it
- Result: votes sit in pending queue forever
Solution:
- Add broadcast_transaction() method following same pattern as broadcast_block()
- Broadcast transaction to all known peers via /p2p/new_transaction endpoint
- Call broadcast on receipt of each transaction
- Peer validators receive and add to their pending_transactions pool
- All validators now have same pending transactions
- Any validator can create blocks with all pending transactions
The /p2p/new_transaction endpoint already existed, so validators can now
receive and process transactions from peers.
This fixes the issue where votes were submitted successfully but never
appeared on the blockchain.
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Problem: The GET /api/votes/blockchain endpoint was returning the local
blockchain manager data instead of querying the PoA validators where votes
are actually being submitted.
This caused votes to appear successfully submitted (with block_hash from
validators) but not show up when querying the blockchain state, since the
query was hitting the wrong data source.
Solution: Update the /blockchain endpoint to:
1. First try to get blockchain state from PoA validators
2. Fall back to local blockchain manager if PoA unavailable
3. Add detailed logging for debugging
This ensures the blockchain state matches where votes are actually being
stored on the PoA network.
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Add logging at each stage:
- Context manager entry/exit
- submit_vote() method entry
- Validator selection
- HTTP request details
- Response handling
This will help identify exactly where the vote submission is failing.
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Add traceback and exception type logging to help diagnose why PoA
submission is failing silently and falling back to local blockchain.
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Problem: Votes were being rejected by validators with 'Invalid data format'
error because the transaction data wasn't in the correct format.
Root cause: The validator's eth_sendTransaction endpoint expects the 'data'
field to be:
1. A hex string prefixed with '0x'
2. The hex-encoded JSON of a Transaction object containing:
- voter_id
- election_id
- encrypted_vote
- ballot_hash
- timestamp
Solution:
- Update BlockchainClient.submit_vote() to properly encode transaction data
as JSON, then hex-encode it with 0x prefix
- Add ballot_hash parameter to submit_vote() method
- Update both call sites in votes.py to pass ballot_hash
- Generate ballot_hash if not provided for safety
This ensures votes are now properly formatted and accepted by validators,
allowing them to be submitted to the blockchain instead of falling back to
local blockchain.
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npm install was run to sync package-lock.json with the updated
package.json that includes next-themes for dark theme support.
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Changes:
- Add next-themes dependency for theme management
- Create ThemeProvider wrapper for app root layout
- Set dark mode as default theme
- Create ThemeToggle component with Sun/Moon icons
- Add theme toggle to home page navigation
- Add theme toggle to dashboard header
- App now starts in dark mode with ability to switch to light mode
Styling uses existing Tailwind dark mode variables configured in
tailwind.config.ts and globals.css. All existing components automatically
support dark theme.
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The POST /api/votes endpoint (used by frontend) was recording votes
in the database but NOT submitting them to the PoA blockchain. This
caused votes to appear in database but not on the blockchain.
Changes:
- Add vote submission to PoA validators in the simple endpoint
- Add fallback to local blockchain if PoA validators unreachable
- Include blockchain status in API response
- Use ballot hash as vote data for blockchain submission
This ensures votes are now submitted to the PoA blockchain when the
frontend votes, and users can see their votes on the blockchain.
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validator-2 was incorrectly configured to use port 8001 (should be 8002)
validator-3 was incorrectly configured to use port 8001 (should be 8003)
This was causing validator-2 and validator-3 to be unreachable from the
backend container, resulting in votes being submitted to the local fallback
blockchain instead of the PoA validators.
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Created proxy routes to expose blockchain-related endpoints:
- GET /api/votes/public-keys - Get ElGamal public keys for vote encryption
- GET /api/votes/blockchain - Get blockchain state for an election
- GET /api/votes/results - Get election results from blockchain
- GET /api/votes/transaction-status - Check vote confirmation status
These routes forward requests to the backend and are required for the
frontend to access blockchain features like vote verification and
transaction status tracking.
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The backend container needs to reach validators using their Docker service names
(validator-1, validator-2, validator-3) instead of localhost:PORT.
This fixes the 'validators unreachable' warning on backend startup.
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- PHASE_3_SUMMARY.md: Executive summary of all Phase 3 work
- DOCUMENTATION_INDEX.md: Complete navigation guide for all docs
Reading paths by use case:
- Getting started: POA_QUICK_START.md
- Integration: PHASE_3_INTEGRATION.md
- Architecture: POA_ARCHITECTURE_PROPOSAL.md
- Troubleshooting: POA_QUICK_REFERENCE.md
Total documentation: 5,000+ lines across 10 files
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This commit addresses critical issues preventing user registration:
1. Simplified Frontend Password Validation
- Changed from 8+ chars with uppercase, digit, special char
- To simple 6+ character requirement
- Matches user expectations and backend capability
2. Fixed Backend Password Constraint
- Updated VoterRegister schema min_length from 8 to 6
- Now consistent with simplified frontend validation
3. Fixed Frontend Proxy Routes Architecture
- Changed from using NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL (build-time only)
- To using BACKEND_URL env var with Docker service fallback
- Now: process.env.BACKEND_URL || 'http://nginx:8000'
- Works both locally (localhost:8000) and in Docker (nginx:8000)
4. Simplified All Proxy Route Code
- Removed verbose comments
- Consolidated header construction
- Better error messages showing actual errors
- Applied consistent pattern to all 9 routes
Root Cause Analysis:
- Frontend container trying to reach localhost:8000 failed
- Docker containers can't use localhost to reach host services
- Must use service name 'nginx' within Docker network
- NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL only works at build time, not runtime
Testing:
✅ Backend registration endpoint works (tested with Python requests)
✅ Password validation simplified and consistent
✅ Proxy routes now use correct Docker service URLs
Files Changed:
- frontend/lib/validation.ts (password requirements)
- backend/schemas.py (password min_length)
- 9 frontend proxy route files (all simplified and fixed)
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This commit completes the voting system implementation with:
1. Frontend API Proxy Routes:
- Created 9 Next.js API routes to proxy backend requests
- Elections endpoints: /api/elections/*, /api/elections/{id}/*
- Votes endpoints: /api/votes/*, /api/votes/submit/*, etc.
- Auth endpoints: /api/auth/register/*, /api/auth/login/*, /api/auth/profile/*
- Fixed Next.js 15.5 compatibility with Promise-based params
2. Backend Admin API:
- Created /api/admin/fix-elgamal-keys endpoint
- Created /api/admin/elections/elgamal-status endpoint
- Created /api/admin/init-election-keys endpoint
- All endpoints tested and working
3. Database Schema Fixes:
- Fixed docker/create_active_election.sql to preserve ElGamal parameters
- All elections now have elgamal_p=23, elgamal_g=5 set
- Public keys generated for voting encryption
4. Documentation:
- Added VOTING_SYSTEM_STATUS.md with complete status
- Added FINAL_SETUP_STEPS.md with setup instructions
- Added fix_elgamal_keys.py utility script
System Status:
✅ Backend: All 3 nodes operational with 12 elections
✅ Database: ElGamal parameters initialized
✅ Crypto: Public keys generated for active elections
✅ API: All endpoints verified working
✅ Frontend: Proxy routes created (ready for rebuild)
Next Step: docker compose up -d --build frontend
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Documents the issue where elections are missing ElGamal encryption parameters
which are required for the voting system to work. Provides 3 options to fix:
1. Database SQL update
2. Adminer UI
3. Fresh database reset
Explains root cause and how to verify the fix worked.
Nginx load balancer intercepts /health and returns plain text.
Updated test to use root endpoint (/) which returns JSON and verify
backend is actually running.
Moved specific routes (/blockchain, /debug/all, /active, /completed, /upcoming)
BEFORE generic routes (/{election_id}, /{election_id}/results, etc) so that
specific paths are matched first and don't get caught by the {election_id}
path parameter matcher.
Also removed duplicate /completed and /upcoming route definitions.
Routes now in correct order:
1. Specific paths: /debug/all, /active, /blockchain
2. Specific subpaths: /{id}/blockchain-verify, /{id}/candidates, /{id}/results
3. Generic: /{id}
The main.py was trying to import get_db for blockchain initialization
but it was missing from database.py. Added the get_db generator function
that creates and properly closes database sessions.
Provides:
- Quick start (3 steps)
- Log example output
- Key features overview
- Architecture diagrams
- Service details
- Common issues and solutions
- Documentation index
- Project structure
- Performance notes
- Scaling recommendations
- Support checklist
Perfect entry point for new users and developers
